The key point it the fish was very fresh. With the sushi they also did not give more rice than fish. They had a reasonable selection but not the best I have seen, still great for Newbury Park. We had the Hawaiian Ceviche appetizer and really liked it. The spicy tuna hand rolls were also good and had a reasonable amount of fish in them. The other fish we had was all very good. Based on the reviews I was not expecting good service, but I must say we got really good service. What we didn't like was the amount of sauce that was on a the rolls we got. We got the Eel Special rolls which came in a puddle of "sweet eel sauce" which was too heavy and too sweet so you could barely taste the eel. Next tried the crunchy spicy tuna roll. It had the same "sweet eel sauce" on it; if it wasn't well it sure tasted the same. Between the crunchy stuff and the sauce it was hard to taste the fish. I have been to many sushi restaurants including many in Japan but this was the heaviest sweetest eel/brown sauce I have had. I will go there again and probably order the Eel Special roll again, but not the crunchy roll, asking for the sauce on the side, or more likely no sauce at all. read more

Absolutely one of the best sushi restaurants in the area. Great food and a good staff make this one of my favorites. Sweet shrimp is great and fresh. Always have enjoyed the Albacore and Salmon here always tastes fresh for lunch or dinner. read more

Best sushi in Newbury Park. Take advantage of the big discounts for happy hour sushi every weekday from 5-6:30 and Saturday for lunch. Great prices for a wide selection of common sushi and rolls. Happy hour means few people in the restaurant so you'll get served much quicker than during prime time. read more

Sushi was very fresh. Service was Ok, nothing amazing. Atmosphere is typical sushi restaurant. We enjoyed eating here.

Delicious food! Salad and vegetables were fresh. Great prices! Will definitely be coming back.

This was our 4th visit...The service was terrible and the Sushi roll had the chef's hair inside. Apparently no management was present, it was Sunday at 4:30 - 5:30 No compensation was rendered, so we will never go back again. read more

My fiancee and I are huge sushi buffs and we just love this place. Amazing service, amazing food, and amazing presentation. The Yellow-tail Jalapeno Sashimi is mouth-melting with the perfect amount of spice. The Tomodachi Roll is a perfect combo of crab, shrimp tempura, and spicy tuna. Yum! The Albacore Delight was excellent too. read more

My favorite sushi in the conejo valley. Great food I always end up with sashimi and sushi. Prices are reasonable. Quality is top notch. You have to try the spicy tuna on rice cake. My favorite. They are always willing to tweak their food to your taste. When I have something spicy they bring it up a few notches for me. Fantastic. read more

Tomodachi - Sashimi special. Doesn't get much better than this. - Sushi Bars Near Me - Thousand Oaks, California

The service is consistently mediocre with the undertone of an indifferent attitude from the staff. The sushi is decent so I really wanted this place to work but during our last and final visit they took 50 minutes to serve California Rolls! After asking the server several times about the food I finally got up and another server found them sitting on the table behind the wall. The remainder of the sushi order wasn't even done until almost one hour after we ordered it. It wasn't even busy! The delay was met by the staff (servers and sushi chefs) with no apologies and no apparent concern. When we said we were leaving they tried to charge us for the sushi we never got. As a former server and bartender I have never given a zero tip before but that has now changed. The poor service is an obvious theme throughout the reviews and absolutely unacceptable in my opinion. A house cleaning of the staff is needed to turn this place around and earn any return visit from my family. read more

I think this is the best sushi place in town. Not always the best atmosphere, but for good fresh sushi, and great choices this is my pick.

This is the best sushi in the Conejo Valley! Same incredible quality as their location in Westlake Village only less expensive! This place ROCKS! I have had large parties here and all my guests have loved it. read more

Mediocre food, terrible service, very long wait for food! Not a pleasant dining experience! Won't be back!

This place is great! Love the miso soup. If you have a cold, go here just to get the soup for take out. Somehow it really helps. Also for a dinner the Cod is Excellent I'm so happy it's close to us read more

Ate here last night, with some friends, Food was awesome!!!!.Nice place, service by Kristie was ok, she was very nice,friendly and knowledgeable. Place was not to busy, as we got there late, all said and done, we will be back. Seemed like Kristie was a little slow, (drinks could have been refilled) probably because she was by herself, BUT, she made our visit there very pleasant. Did i mention the food....!!!!! read more

We eat here quite frequently and have been sitting for 15 minutes and not one single person has been to our table. It is literally like we are invisible. Waiters at the tables next to us but they haven't even stopped. Totally understaffed. We are getting up to leave. I doubt they'll notice. read more

called in for a takeout and got the seared tuna appetizer and a specialty roll. It was outstanding. Everything about it approached perfection. Nice job guys! Nice to find people that go the extra mile these days. read more

Since writing my first post over a year ago, the service has changed dramatically and they have stepped up their to-go times. We love Tomodachi and I'm glad we gave them another opportunity. read more

Is is a delightful little restaurant; with an intimate feeling and wonderful food. We had a lovely evening here, the service was great but I had to write a review because I was so amazed with the presentation of the food....it was absolutely beautiful. For me, I am a visual eater as well, so the presentation enhanced my experience that was already great. Highly recommend! read more

Three words for Tomodachi; wow, wonderful, love it (ok 4 words). The service is great. The food is great, plating is nice. Prices very reasonable. read more

This place is wonderful. The freshest sushi, best sauces, amazing entrees. Totally worth it for sure.

Wonderful, fresh, tasty sushi and appetizers all presented in a very artistic and aesthetically pleasing manner. Generous portions, delicious preparation [the aji and hamachi were sublime], artistic presentation [almost too pretty to eat!] and reasonable price point. Living at the beach, I usually dine in Santa Monica/West LA, but Tomodachi in Newbury Park will have me making the drive here again and again to enjoy their delectable sushi. The service was excellent and the itamae [sushi chefs] are personable, knowledgeable and very proficient. A top recommendation from an experienced sushi lover. read more

Went here for lunch with a party of six - all work colleagues. We ordered almost $200 worth of food, so we were a big part of their lunch business that day. Unfortunately, the dining experience could've been better. What ruined it for us was this single white male server who made unnecessary remarks whenever he delivered our food. He didn't refill any of our drinks until we were finished, and every plate came out late. Several times I was tempted to walk over to the sushi bar and grab our plates. The sushi itself was average at best. Wouldn't really recommend this place. read more

Gross. Not fresh. Over priced. And every time I go in there, it's empty. This place will not last long.

pricey and i wasnt impressed. the california roll had mayo in it. what is it with the places that insist on putting mayo in the crab stuff.?/ the salad dressing tasted of horseradish or maybe wasabi. i hate that flavor. the rice was just...odd. i cant put my finger on it, but it was really mushy. the beef was good. wont go again read more

We stopped by this place since we were craving sushi and it was super close to our hotel. This place was very good especially since we haven't found many places that compared to we had in Japan. We say at the sushi bar and had Nobu as our sushi chef. He was taking care of 7 customers at once and very quick with his hands in preparing the sushi. He was very polite and answered whatever questions we had. Definitely coming back if I am visiting the area. read more

Great food and convenient locations. No complaints regarding food, price or service. I like the food. My beef is that they offer no Veteran's Day program. Ventura County's largest employer is the military and I find it utterly abysmal that this business makes no effort to recognize our nation's service members. Terrible. read more

Tomodachi is one of the best sushi bar I've been to. The food was fresh, the staff were extremely friendly and wonderful. Very charming.

We dropped in for a quick dinner on a Tuesday evening after a hard day at the office ( located conveniently across the street. ) the mood is serene and relaxing. The 911 roll was scrumptious. I almost licked the plate. Would have loved another one the next day for breakfast. Yum. The salmon sushi was one of the freshest around. I like this place and the happy hour goes to 6:30 pm Monday- Thursday. Very friendly of them. read more

I have eaten here 3 or 4 times and the food is delicious and the service has been good, although I have noticed that at times they are a bit understaffed. If you can get past the "strip mall" location you will see that the restaurant is new, clean, and has a hip modern décor. So glad NP has got this great Japanese restaurant. read more

I hardly ever write reviews, but felt compelled to do so tonight. I am very disappointed, because I actually really love the sushi at Tomodachi. The service I received tonight was beyond horrible, that I will probably never step foot in there again. Fortunately, I can go to the one in Westlake, if I have a craving for some of my favorite rolls. I wanted to order some take out tonight. I called the restaurant at 5:45 pm. The phone rang several times, then went into a voice mail. I thought that was really strange that no one picked up. I tried a few more times, but the same thing happened. I then stopped by the restaurant to put in the order, and planned on coming back after running an errand. I walked in to the restaurant. There was a woman near the check in area, she barely acknowledged me. I walked over to her and said that I would like to get a take out order. She said ( in very broken English), ok, one minute. I waited for a while, she went off and was helping other customers, and completely ignoring me. Another waiter came out, but same thing, no eye contact, and no acknowledgement. I was standing near a table where a woman and her husband were also waiting to just get a menu! She said they had been waiting for 15 minutes to get a menu....crazy! By the way, it was not that busy in there. I then went over to the woman who I originally spoke with, and asked her politely if I could go to the sushi bar and put my to go order in there. She really didn't understand what I was saying, so she went over to a waiter who did speak English. The next thing that happened, absolutely shocked me! The guy came over to me, and asked if I needed something. I said, I would just like to place a take out order. He then asked me ( in a very nasty voice, by the way), if I had called earlier????? I said, "yes", but no one answered. I then said, I'm not sure where you are going with this? He said that I needed to go sit down and wait? Hmm? I told him that I am not looking to sit and eat her, but would merely like to place an order for 2 rolls....that's it! He said, that I would have to wait an hour????? WTH??? I said to him, "Are you kidding me?" This is a joke right? Why would I have to wait an hour to place a take out order? He then proceeded to be very nasty again, so I walked away. As I was about to walk out of the restaurant, the woman, who had been waiting for the menu, stopped me and asked what happened. I proceeded to tell her in a loud voice, so everyone in the restaurant could hear. The rude waiter came over to me, and said, "What's the problem?" I said the problem is that the service is horrible here, always has been, but I keep coming back because I like the food, but tonight sealed the deal, and I will never come back again. He then said, "Oh fine, i'll take your order now!". I said, don't bother, I have no interest in getting any food from here tonight, after the way I was treated!". I then walked out. Such a shame, food is good, but service is beyond atrocious. We have been giving them the benefit of the doubt for years, but every time we go in there, we ask ourselves, why we subject ourselves to this? read more

Wow, this place blew me away with how awful the service is. They do NOT care at all about their customers, don't waste your time or money here. I'm a pretty easy to please diner, but I will never go here again! read more

Excellent sushi! We ordered the 911 roll, yellowtail, and tomodachi roll and all were fresh and beautifully presented.

I went here for the first time tonight and I have to say that it's now my favorite sushi place in the area. I tried various rolls and some sushi but the yellowtail sashimi was my favorite. I definitely recommend this place. read more

If you don't go to another restaurant, go to this one. I'm VERY picky about eating sushi and this place is the reason why. The fish is so fresh and tender that I seem to compare all sushi with Tomadachi's and no one seems to impress my taste buds the way Tomadachi does. It's so healthy and flavorful that you can justify having one of their yummy desserts ( like the frozen rice cake balls.) read more

I will never know how good the food was or not. A list that they are open till 10 p.m. we arrived at 9:30 and were told the kitchen had already closed on the Saturday night. read more

Meh. Appetizers were cold. Sushi is good. Service was terrible. This was the second time we were here and it wasn't very busy either. Not sure why things take so long. Sushi was good - not the best I've ever had but not bad. read more

Their salmon sushi is my favorite! I come here for happy hour about once a week and I'm in love! The crunchy spicy salmon roll is just amazing ! Definitely one of the best sushi places I have been to in this area!! I only spend like $13 on my meals and leave happy and full read more

Been a frequent customer at this restaurant. Have even warned the manager when a waitress turned away customers because they were short handed and told customers that the wait would be 45 minutes to an hour. Well, in mid September we had visited the restaurant on four different dates in a period of 10 days. All take outs. We had started to order chirashi sushi and noticed it comes in different size containers. Full size square containers (styrofoam) or small rectangular container (styrofoam). When I asked the waitress, she indicated that "there is no standard size container" for this meal. Same price...different portions. Also, soup comes with the meal if the waiter/waitress remembers. Left several messages for the manager but no return calls from him. Very bad customer service. This would not happen back in Japan. Shame on you!! read more

BEST SUSHI IN VENTURA COUNTY!!! I don't usually give reviews, and never after just one visit. I just finished my 3rd visit here and each time it was a 10 out of 10! Very clean, incredibly fresh, and the absolute best sushi I have EVER had. Real sushi chefs, rather than some guy that was flipping burgers the week prior. I have had sushi all over the US and I can honestly say, this was by far my best experience. Tons of locals and "regulars" raving about the consistency. Highly recommend this place and especially their house special "tomodachi roll"!!! read more

My husband and I have been coming hear for about 2 years. The sushi is always fresh and delicious. We enjoy the shrimp tempura roll and the philadelphia roll with soy paper. My husband LOVES the salmon skin salad and the wasabi. The staff and the environment is very nice. read more